Woolworths

Head of Technology - Compliance, Controls & Assurance

• Provide strategic direction for technology compliance, cyber risk, governance, and assurance

• Build relationships with application domains to educate and manage risk

• Permanent, full-time opportunity, with hybrid working availability

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do

The Head of Technology - Compliance, Controls & Assurance at Woolworths Group provides strategic direction and oversight for technology compliance, cyber risk, governance, and assurance. This involves designing frameworks to measure compliance with cyber standards, engaging stakeholders for ongoing governance, and leading audit and penetration testing. The role also focuses on building relationships with application domains to manage technology control risks, educating teams on cyber security, and prioritizing remediation plans. Additionally, this position develops security policies and ensures PCI and SOCI compliance.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Develop, maintain, and govern the Group's technology compliance and cyber governance frameworks, including security policies and standards.

• Provide strategic direction and expert advice on implementing effective security controls and addressing non-compliance issues.

• Drive continuous improvement of the Group's risk posture by identifying, articulating, reporting on and prioritising key technology and cyber risks.

• Provide assurance on operational control effectiveness and lead audit facilitation for internal and external reviews.

• Lead technology compliance programs, ensuring PCI DSS certification and SOCI Act compliance reporting, and oversee changes to policies and standards.

What you'll bring

• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in a similar capacity, including Executive Leadership of large and diverse teams.

• Strong enterprise experience in Retail, Risk, and Operations.

• Proven experience in defining, implementing, and maintaining cyber governance, compliance, and assurance.

• Desirable experience with regulatory regimes like PCI-DSS compliance and government requirements related to the SOCI Act.

• Strong understanding and experience in information technology, controls testing, and cyber security, with the ability to manage budgets effectively and drive business outcomes.

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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